From The Jam

All the hits from The Jam with original band member Bruce Foxton and frontman Russell Hastings

1972 saw one of the most influential and legendary bands in the history of rock music emerge, as three ordinary guys from Woking in Surrey juxtaposed punk rock anger with R&B influences and the dapper aesthetics of 60s mod culture, creating the unstoppable musical force of The Jam. Over ten years, the three piece - comprised of drummer Rick Buckler, frontman Paul Weller and bass player Bruce Foxton - forged a timeless legacy of widespread emotional resonance, with a variety of accomplishments ranging from 18 consecutive top 40 UK singles to four UK number one singles and a UK number one album.

After a farewell tour and subsequent break up in 1982, the members went their separate ways. Bruce Foxton enjoyed a solo career, played bass with Stiff Little Fingers for 15 years.

In 2007, Foxton joined Rick Buckler in The Gift, a band that exclusively played material from The Jam and was fronted by Russell Hastings, the only frontman to work with both Buckler and Foxton since Paul Weller. With Foxton, he acted as a co-writer on his last album 'Back In The Room', which reached number 21 in the UK charts. Hastings even collaborated with Paul Weller in the studio in 2011.

The project eventually shape-shifted from The Gift to From The Jam, as Buckler left and various incarnations materialised with different members, among them Mark Brzezicki on drums. Hastings gained further experience in this realm with the classic material, performing it with respect and admiration. His passion and understanding of The Jam's history and legacy is second to none, and as frontman of 'From The Jam' he sees the songs in a completely new light.

"It's spine-tingling to play those songs. I've always treated them as if they're my own children, and have felt like I've got a responsibility towards those songs, and a responsibility towards the legacy of The Jam. I treat them with the utmost respect, and lots of energy, As a result, oddly enough, I understand them a lot more these days. Lyrically, Paul was very advanced."

Fans of the band have accepted Hastings as a man that fills Paul's shoes supremely well and delivers the classic Jam material with legitimacy and skill. He and Foxton, along with new drummer Smiley (who joined the enigmatic trio in 2013, and comes from a background of working with Joe Strummer and Robbie Williams, along with European stadium band Archive), solidify the present incarnation of the project, which is currently at the peak of its powers.